Battleship
Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 18, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
41
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
21
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
New York PostKyle SmithMay 18, 2012
It makes "Top Gun" look like the work of Orson Welles. At least the Tom Cruise movie remembered to cast actual actors. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTom RussoMay 17, 2012
If only there were more genuine rah-rah fun involved, instead of just endless, thudding, seen-it-all-before mayhem. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMay 17, 2012
Battleship has the IQ of a rutabaga and doesn't require much more intelligence than that to watch. Despite spending copious amounts of time with back story and so-called character development, it's really all about the explosions. Read full review
33
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 18, 2012
The script is replete with howlers. My favorite, from Kitsch, after the aliens strike: "I've got a bad feeling about this." Indeed. Read full review
33
Portland OregonianM. E. RussellMay 17, 2012
There's almost nothing to Battleship beyond its grindingly dull, digitally rendered naval warfare. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovMay 16, 2012
This crass and hugely dumb aliens vs. multiple earthling navies should thrill the hyperactive 10-year-old inside you. Adults, on the other hand – and especially genre-fan adults – will be bored to tears and wishing Bay (or at least Jerry Bruckheimer) had something of their own on the marquee out front. Read full review
30
Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondMay 15, 2012
Its endless parade of explosions, battles and general mayhem makes Michael Bay seem like Ingmar Bergman in comparison with Battleship director Peter Berg. Read full review
25
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallMay 17, 2012
Two flesh-and-blood performers stand out among the machinery. One is pop singer Rhianna, looking lovely as usual despite the military gear and quite comfortable with high-powered artillery. The other is Gregory D. Gadson, an Army veteran who lost his legs to a roadside bomb in Baghdad. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliMay 17, 2012
It's loud, it's large, it's stupid, and its best gag involves a chicken burrito. Read full review
25
Rolling StonePeter TraversMay 17, 2012
Way to go, Battleship: Take the crassest of cynical junk, slather it in jingoism and sell it as rah-rah fun for right-wingers. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMay 16, 2012
Battleship is a board game for children, so it stands to reason a film adaptation would also be aimed at kids. But did they have to gear it to really dumb kids? Read full review
25
Slant MagazineNick SchagerMay 15, 2012
Shamelessly mimics Michael Bay's larger-than-life dialogue, sweeping cinematography, cornball romance, and military fetishism. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMay 17, 2012
The worst humans-fighting-aliens movie I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot of humans-fighting-aliens movies. Read full review
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